Evaluating the Role of Factors Affecting Waste Management Behaviors in the Development of the Environment (Case study: Tange-Katuiyeh Urban-Rural, Darab County)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 M.A. of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Zabol

2 Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Zabol

Abstract

Neglecting waste management is the main cause of pollution in villages of Iran. In this regard, waste management is considered as one of the major axes of development in urban-rural has special importance. Thus, the present study seeks to evaluate waste management in Tange-Katuiyeh urban-rural of Darab County. This is a descriptive-analytic study in which the documentary method is used to examine the record and explain the problem. Furthermore, a survey method was used to collect the data by means of observation, interview, and completion of the questionnaire among the residents. Therefore, with regard to the number of households residing in this village and using the Cochran formula, 292 households were selected as the sample. The data were also analyzed in the form of descriptive and inferential statistics using Combined Entropy and AHP Method and Excel, Expert Choice, and SPSS software packages. The results of this research showed that as stated by respondent households residing in Tange-Katuiyeh urban-rural, waste management was very appropriate in 11.5 percent of households and very weak in 8.9 percent of them. In addition, the weighting process of independent variables revealed that 'raising awareness and 'economic value of selling wastes' have been regarded as more important. Thus, the results of route analysis model showed that of variables under study, 'level of education' with a general effect of 0.560 was the most effective and variable 'gender' with a general effect of 0.030 was the least effective in the quality of waste management of people residing in Tange-Katuiyeh urban-rural.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 9, Issue 1
2020
Pages 133-152

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